I also prefer comfort over looks, though they're not always mutually exclusive. I would certainly not turn down a chance to sit in your lounge chair (when you're not using it, of course), I would actually prefer something that is turned to one side, like this:

Rolling off 'your' lounge would be a bit more difficult because of that armrest in the way.

Here at Soapchat International Headquarters, we have a fainting couch in the staff break room. Some of the mods retreat there after an especially difficult day in the politics forums. It's serviceable, of course, but I'm no fan of the Victorian look.